A plane accelerates down a runway. Markers beside the runway are 9.3 m apart. The plane moves between two adjacent markers in 0.196 s. Estimate the instantaneous speed of the plane as it passes the first marker.

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A plane accelerates down a runway. Markers beside the runway are 9.3 m apart. The plane moves between two adjacent markers in 0.196 s. Estimate the instantaneous speed of the plane as it passes the first marker. 

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